Jevon Carter underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb on Tuesday.

He's expected to make a full recovery, and while the Grizzlies haven't yet offered up an official timetable for his return, this sort of injury typically involves a 6-8 week timetable. Carter won't be a factor in the rotation while the Grizzlies are at full strength.

As per usual, the terms of the deal were not disclosed in Chicago's presser, but this is likely just a camp invite. Walton Jr. will have to beat out Ryan Arcidiacono for the third-string point guard position at training camp, but even if he makes the team, he won't hold any fantasy value this seaosn.

Dwight Howard says he has lost 23 pounds this summer and wants to play until he is 40.

Howard's trainer says that D12 weighed in at 285 pounds with 12.5 percent body fat when they first began working together in 2017. Now, Howard is down to 265 pounds with 3.3 percent body fat. His trainers are aiming to re-shape his game as well. By slimming down, Howard wants to be able to get up and down the floor quicker in transition. He's also shooting more 3-pointers in practice. "It’s either evolve, adapt or get left behind," said Howard.

Scottsdale police confirmed they are investigating an incident involving James Harden at an Arizona nightclub.

According to a report by TMZ, "an unidentified woman said she was at The Mint nightclub in Scottsdale when a member of Harden's entourage got into a fight. The woman said she was recording the scuffle when Harden walked up and grabbed her wrist and phone before throwing her phone onto a roof so she couldn't sell the video footage." Scottsdale police spokesman Officer Kevin Watts said the incident occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. He added that it was "far too early in the investigation" to confirm what Harden's involvement in the incident was.

Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said he is unsure if he will start Carmelo Anthony, or bring him off the bench.

Melo signed a one-year, $2.4 million deal with Houston on Monday and ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Rockets were expected to bring Anthony off the bench. However, D’Antoni said nothing is set in stone as of yet. "All I know is that we’ll try different combos — preseason, early season, and the good thing is that with analytics and with gut feelings and coaches and players, we’ll figure out what is the best way to play," said D'Antoni.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is highly unlikely to play for Greece in the World Cup Qualifiers in September.

Antetokounmpo has taken great pride in playing for the Greek national team, but in order to play in these contests, he would have to leave the Bucks training camp. Thus, it is very safe to assume it won't happen.

It's reportedly just a training camp deal, so he's not a lock by any means to make the 15-man roster. He's not on the fantasy radar and averaged just 10.6 minutes in 11 appearances with the Bucks last season.

MPJ told reporters that he was finally feeling pain-free at the Rookies' photo shoot, but he's still not been cleared for full-contact, and coming off two back surgeries the Nuggets will assuredly be bringing him along slowly. He'll likely be limited at camp, and there are no guarantees he'll be ready for the start of the 2018-19 season. He'll be a risky guy to target in re-draft settings.

Milton sat out Summer League due to a stress fracture in his back, but he's been asymptomatic for several weeks, so he should be good to go by the time training camp rolls along. We'll get another official update in roughly four weeks time.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Rockets are expected to bring Carmelo Anthony off the bench this season.

Wojnarowski reported earlier this morning that Melo will be signing a one-year, $2.4M deal and he put pen to paper on Monday afternoon. Carmelo was adamant about starting in OKC, so it'll be interesting to see if he embraces his new role in Houston. The Rockets led the league in uncontested 3-pointers in 2017-18 and Melo hit 37.3 percent of his catch-and-shoot triples, so it's definitely possible that this move works out for him.

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